2004 JAGUAR XJ Interior

On the Road
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
Audible Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 10
Message Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 13
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23
Interior Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 27
Window Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 29
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 31
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 33
Parkbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 34
Park Distance Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 35
Interior Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
Cigar Lighter and Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
Sun Visors and Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
Centre Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 38
Rear Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 39Horn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Sunglasses Stowage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Rear Sunblind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Side Sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 41
Starting/Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 42
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 43
Sport Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 45
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 46
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 47
Cruise (Speed) Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 49
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
(Where fitted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 51
Vehicle Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 58
General Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 59
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 60
Touring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 61
Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 62
Fuel and Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 63

Security and Locks 2 - 9
Central locking switch
With the ignition switch in either
position ‘I’ or ‘II’ and all the doors closed
and unlocked, one press of the switch
will lock all of the doors and inhibit the
luggage compartment.
With the ignition switch in either
position ‘I’ or ‘II’ and all the doors closed
and locked, one press of the switch will
unlock all of the doors and allow access
to the luggage compartment.
If the vehicle is unlocked, press and hold
the switch for more than two seconds to
centrally lock the vehicle and close all the
windows and sunroof (if fitted). Releasing
the switch will halt the operation of the
windows and sunroof (if fitted). If the vehicle is locked, press and hold the
switch for more than two seconds to
unlock the vehicle and open all the
windows and sunroof (i
f fitted). Releasing
the switch will halt the operation of the
windows and sunroof (if fitted).
Note: All windows must be ‘taught’ to
the vehicle for this function to operate.
See Window Operation on page 4 - 29.
If the central locking switch is pressed
when the ignition switch is not in
position ‘I’ or ‘II’ the security systems
inclination and intrusion sensors (if fitted)
will not operate for one arming period.
The security LED in the fascia will flash
for 5 seconds to indicate that this has
occurred.
!WARNING:
1. Make sure that all occupants are kept clear of the windows and
sunroof aperture (if fitted).
2. When an interior door release lever is pulled, the door will
unlatch.
After using the central locking switch,
it may be necessary to press the switch
again or pull a front door interior release
lever to unlock the vehicle. Smart locking
This feature helps prevent locking the key
in the vehicle.
If a door is open or ajar and an attempt is
made to lock the doors using a front door
interior locking le
ver, all doors will
centrally lock and then centrally unlock.
If a door is open or ajar and an attempt is
made to lock the doors using a rear door
interior locking lever, only the door on
which the lever is operated will lock,
the remaining doors will remain
unlocked.
If a door, hood or luggage compartment is
open, the vehicle can only be locked from
the outside by using a key in the driver’s
door lock.
Note: An audible and/or visual error
warning will be given.
It will not be possible to lock the vehicle
with a key transmitter if a door, luggage
compartment or hood is open, or a key is
left in the ignition.

2 - 10 Security and Locks
Global closing
!WARNING:
Make sure that all occupants are kept
clear of the windows and sunroof
aperture (if fitted).
Key in the driver’s door: Turn and hold
the key towards the rear of the vehicle,
for more than 2 seconds duration,
to close all the electrically operated
windows and sunroof (if fitted). If the key
is released, the global closing action stops
immediately.
Global opening
Key in the drivers door: Turn and hold
the key towards the front of the vehicle
for more than 2 seconds duration,
to open all the electrically operated
windows and sunroof (if fitted).
If the key is released, the global opening
action stops immediately.
Key transmitter: Press and hold the
unlock button for longer than 2 seconds
to open all the electrically operated
windows and sunroof (if fitted – one shot
operation). Pressing any button again
while global opening is taking place will
stop all movement. Unlock the vehicle and disarm the
alarm using a key transmitter
• Press the unlock button on the key
transmitter.
Single-stage unlocking
This unlocks all doors and the luggage
compartment and turns the interior lights
on. The security LED stops flashing.
The direction indicators will flash twice
and two audible tones will be given
(if enabled) to indicate that the system is
disarmed.
Two-stage unlocking
This unlocks the driver’s door,
the luggage compartm ent and turns on
the interior lights. T his will also disarm
the system if it was armed, the direction
indicators will flash twice and two
audible tones will sound (if enabled), and
the security LED stops flashing. A second
press is required to unlock all doors
(Retailer programmable or key fob
selectable). Selecting single-stage or two-stage
unlocking
The procedure for changing from single-
stage to two-stage unlocking (if enabled),
or vice versa, is as follows:
• Press and hold the lock and unlock
buttons on the key transmitter
simultaneously for four seconds.
Note:
1. The direction indi cators will flash
twice and two chirps will be heard
(if enabled) to confirm the unlocking
action.
2. To revert to the previous condition, repeat the procedure described above.
3. For operation of the two-stage unlocking feature when the vehicle is
equipped with a touch-screen, please
refer to the Touch-screen Handbook.

Security and Locks 2 - 11
Unlock the vehicle and disarm the
alarm using a key
Single-stage unlocking: Put the key in
the driver’s door lock, turn the key
towards the front of the vehicle and
release. This will unlock all the doors,
the luggage compartmen t is un-inhibited,
and turn on the interior lighting. This will
also disarm the system if it was armed,
the direction indicators will flash twice,
and the security LED will stop flashing.
Two-stage unlocking: Put the key in
the driver’s door lock, turn the key
towards the front of the vehicle and
release.
This will unlock the drivers door,
un-inhibited the luggage compartment
and turn on the interior lighting. This will
also disarm the system if it was armed,
the direction indicators will flash twice
and the security LED will stop flashing.
Turning the key towards the front of the
vehicle a second time will unlock all the
remaining doors.Direction Indicator Unlock
Alerts
The exterior direction indicators give two
flashes and two audible chirps sound as
unlocking takes place.
Note: If a fault exists with the intrusion
sensing or inclination sensing systems
(if fitted) when the vehicle is disarmed a
warning will be given. The exterior
direction indicators will flash twice
accompanied by tw o audible sounds
(if enabled) followed approximately one
second later by another flash from the
direction indicators and two audible
tones.
For further information, contact your
Jaguar Retailer.
Auto-relocking (Retailer
Enable Option)
This feature automatically centrally locks
and arms the vehicle (if security and
auto-relock are enabled) if the vehicle has
been unlocked with the key transmitter
having been previously locked and the
security system armed:
• And no door, hood or luggage compartment has been opened in the
last 45 seconds after the remote
unlock operation or,
• If the ignition remains off for 45 seconds after the remote unlock
operation.
Note: This feature can be enabled or
disabled, by a Jaguar Retailer, as required.

2 - 14 Security and Locks
Child Safety Locks
Child safety locks are fitted to the rear
doors.
Open a rear door, insert the ignition key
into the lock and turn the key outwards.
This immobilises that door interior
handle. Repeat this for the opposite rear
door.
After setting the child lock the door(s) can
only be opened using the exterior door
handle.
To remove the child lock feature, open
the door and using a key, move the
control to its original unlock position.
Valet Key Locking
Before locking the vehicle and handing
the green-headed valet key to a parking
attendant, press the valet switch to
prevent the luggage co mpartment interior
release switch, external luggage
compartment switch, and the glove
compartment switch from being used.
When the valet switch is pressed an
audible chime will be emitted.
If the key is in ignition position ‘II’ when
the valet mode switch is pressed the
message ‘VALET MODE’ will be displayed
on the message centre. The vehicle can
then be parked by an attendant who can
lock the vehicle after parking, but cannot
open the luggage or glove compartments. The luggage compartment can then only
be unlocked with th
e key transmitter.
To cancel valet mode, press the key
transmitter unlock button or manually
unlock the luggage compartment with the
key transmitter us ing the luggage
compartment release lock.
When in valet mode each operation of
the interior luggage compartment release
switch, exterior lu ggage compartment
switch or the glove compartment switch,
will result in a chim e being emitted which
indicates that vale t mode has been
selected. If the ignition is set to
position ‘II’ a message will appear on the
message centre display indicating that an
unauthorised attempt has been made to
open the glove compartment or luggage
compartment.
Note:
1. Do not use the green-headed key for normal driving as the luggage
compartment and glove compartment
cannot be opened.

2 - 16 Security and Locks
• If, after 15 seconds (passively armed), from opening the driv er’s door with a
key (as regional legislation dictates),
the key is not inserted into the
ignition switch and turned to
position ‘II’, or a passenger door is
opened before the drivers door.
• Any attempt is made to remove the radio or the front navigation system
(if fitted).
• Pressing the headlamp convenience button on the remo te transmitter
3 times within 3 seconds activates the
panic alarm (if enabled).
Error Audible Signal
Two audible signals will be heard
whenever one of the following conditions
are present:
• I f a n y d o o r i s o p e n w h e n a n a t t e m p t i s made to lock the vehicle.
• The luggage compartment or the hood is not properly closed when an
attempt is made to lock the vehicle.
• A key is present in the ignition switch and a button on the key transmitter is
pressed. See
Direction Indicator Unlock Alerts
on page 2 - 11 for the Notes regarding
error signals during failure of intrusion
sensor (if fitted), and inclination sensor
(if fitted).
Note: The error audible signal can be
disabled and the direction indicator flash
option can be enabled (and vice versa) by
a Jaguar Retailer.
Error Flash Signal (Retailer
Enable Option)
The direction indicators will flash seven
times whenever one of the following
conditions are present.
• If any door is open when an attempt is made to lock the vehicle.
• The luggage compar tment or hood are
not fully closed when an attempt is
made to lock the vehicle.
• A key is present in the ignition switch and a button on the key transm itter is
pressed.
See Direction Indicator Unlock Alerts
on page 2 - 11 for the Notes regarding
error signals during failure of intrusion
sensor (if fitted), and inclination sensor
(if fitted).
Audible Signals
An audible signal will sound when:
• The valet switch is pressed with the luggage compartment closed.
• The vehicle is in valet mode and the interior/luggage compartment release
button, or glove compartment valet
switch is pressed.
• The vehicle is locked (if enabled).
• The vehicle is unlocked (if enabled).
• A door is opened if the vehicle has been passively armed. This mode can
be cancelled by disa rming the security
system using the key transmitter,
or by switching the ignition to
position ‘II’, or by turning a key in the
driver’s door lock towards the front of
the vehicle.
• The lock button is pressed twice within three seconds (if enabled).

Security and Locks 2 - 19
Luggage Compartment Emergency Release
Your vehicle is equipped with a mechanical interior luggage
compartment release handle that provides a means of escape
for children and adults in the event they become locked inside
the luggage compartment.
Adults are advised to familiaris e themselves with the operation
and location of the release handle.
To open the luggage compartment lid from the inside, pull the
illuminated ‘T’ shaped handle and push up the trunk lid.
The material that the handle is made of will glow for hours in
the darkness of the luggage compartment following brief
exposure to ambient light.
!WARNING:
1. Keep vehicle doors and the luggage compartment locked and keep keys out of a child’s reach.
Unsupervised children could lock themselves in an
open trunk and risk injury. Children should be taught
not to play in vehicles.
2. On hot days, the temperature in the luggage compartment and vehicle interior can rise very
quickly. Exposure of people or animals to these high
temperatures for even a short time can cause death or
serious heat-related injuries, including brain damage.
Small children are particularly at risk.

Before Driving
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 3
Steering Column Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7
Door Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 8
Interior Rear View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 9
Occupant Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11
Air Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 14
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 23
LATCH Child Restraint System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 27
Memory Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 31
Clock Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 32
Luggage Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 33
Ski Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 34